Description

Make a quick, delicious one pot meal for those rushed weeknight meals. It has ground beef, pasta, mushrooms, garlic, onion, bell pepper and tomatoes. Add a salad and crusty bread to complete the meal.

Ingredients

• 1 T. olive oil
• 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, remove seeds and membranes, and chop
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 6 medium mushrooms (your favorite) sliced
• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 1/2 c. red wine, optional
• 2 c. tomato purée
• 2 t. dried oregano
• 1 T. tomato paste
• 1 t. sugar
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper
• 2 1/2 c. vegetable stock
• 9- 10 oz. dried spaghetti
• shredded Parmesan cheese
• chopped scallions

Steps

1. Wash bell pepper, remove seeds and membranes, chop. peel and finely chop onion and garlic. Wipe mushrooms clean. Wash and remove ends of scallions; chop.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet; add onion; cook on a medium heat 4-5 minutes until onion softens. Add bell pepper, garlic and mushrooms; cook 2-3 minutes. Add in ground beef; turn heat up to high; brown beef, breaking up any large chunks. Discard any grease. Add wine; allow to bubble until almost all has evaporated, 3-4 minutes.
3. Add tomato puree, oregano, tomato paste, sugar, salt, pepper and stock. Bring to a boil; add in spaghetti; pushing the spaghetti into the liquid. Cover; turn down heat; simmer 10-12 minutes, until pasta is cooked. Stir once or twice during cooking to prevent pasta from sticking together.